Cheltenham Torso Murder Mystery: Three men involved in the discovery of the body
- Made:
- 1938-02-04 in United Kingdom
- photographer:
- George W Roper
- George W Roper
A photograph of the Cheltenham Torso Murder Mystery, taken in February 1938 by George W Roper for the Daily Herald.
The photograph shows three men involved in the discovery of the body. The caption reads '(Left to Right) H C Price, who found blood stains on Haw Bridge, and E Bevan and H J Dudfield who found the body'. On 3 February 1938, H C Price found bloodstains, and three salmon fishermen (two pictured here) discovered a human torso in the River Severn, near Haw Bridge, Tewkesbury. The discovery led to a murder investigation which remains unsolved.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/11013
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
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overall:
- type:
- glass plate negative
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
